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| Born | 14 September 1960 Salzgitter, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Knust (born 14 September 1960) [1] is a retired German swimmer who won four medals in freestyle relays at the European and world championships in 1977, 1978 and 1981. [2] [3]
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Mark Andreas Cornelis Versfeld is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he finished in 26th position in the 100 m backstroke. He won the same event and the 200 m backstroke two years earlier, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. At the 1998 Aquatic World Championships he won a silver in the 100-metre backstroke, and bronze in the 200-metre backstroke, breaking a Commonwealth record in the process. He was named Canadian Male Aquatic Athlete of the Year in 1998.
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